The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-07-09
MONTANA NEWS.

MONTANA NEWS.
J. R. Barrows has been appointed post
master at Ubet, Fergus County.
On Cherry creek, Madison county, last
Friday, Willie Hunt and his horse were
both killed by lightning.
Isadore DeResier, an employe of the
Parrott mine at Butte, died Tuesday
from the effects of blood poisoning.
The annual meeting of the Montana
Wool growers will be held at Fort Benton
on Monday and Tuesday of next week.
Major Whipple, who has been paymas-
ter at Fort Keogh for the past four years
has been transferred to Fort Leavenworth.
The Hudson mining company at Nei-
hart have shut down, owing, it is believed,
to failure of the process to save the sill
yer.
The Moccasin roundup has completed
its work, having branded only about $50
calves, where last year nearly C,000 were
branded.
Peter Roman, and other leading demo-
Gratis of Missoula have organized stock
company to start live democratic paper
in that town.
Thomas Cox, IA miner fell from ladder
in the Parrot mine at Butte Thursday,
fracturing his leg SO badly that amputa
ton will probably be necessary.
Hugh Kirkendall, we'll known Helena
contractor, suffered a fracture of his leg
Saturday at the Wickes tunnel resulting
from the kick of vicious horse.
Chas A. Lang, of Bluffton, Iowa, IS de-
sirous of learning the whereabouts of his
brother George W. When last heard
from he was in the vicinity of Boulder
Six new money order offices have been
established in Montana, one at each of
the following points: Anaconda, Big
Timber, Cooke, Gorham, Granite, Lewis
town.
1t is definately announced that Jerry
Collins, editor and propritor of the River
Press, has purchased the Great Falls Tri-
bune and will take charge of it III a few
weeks.
Base ball games played on July 4th re-
suited as follows: At Bozeman-Town-
send z, Bozeman Is; at Glendive-Fort
Keogh %, Glendlve 81; at Livingston
Helena 10, Livingston 10.
The Helena court house was formally
dedicated on Tuesday last, the first day of
the term. Addresses were delivered by
Judge D. S Wade, E. w. Toole, Corne-
l1us Hedges and w. E. Cullen.
Information is wanted of the wherea-
bouts of August Klnchelor, who will learn
something to his advantage by addressing
H. J. Haskell, Glendive, Mont, or Hon.
John S. Groom, Sr., Wharton, Texas.
H. Wagner, has been arrested and
lodged in the Billings jail to await trial
for the recent robbery of the Meeteetse
stage coach. When arrested he was
working on the Crown ranch in Wyo-
ming.
The total internal revenue collections
for the district of Montana and Idaho for
the year ending June 30th, were $101,-
1853 38, as against $9S,S45.S4 received
the year previous, an increase of 10 per
cent
A man employed by Superintendent
Mckee of the Rocky Mountain telegraph
company was drowned one day last week
in the Sandy, stream at the foot of Bear
Paw mountains, between Coal Banks and
Fort Asslnnaboine.
Great Falls Tribune: Mr. Kingsbury
says that James McGarry of Belle Plains,
fell off Missouri river steamer near
Wolf Point on Sunday, June IL, and was
drowned. 1t is supposed that his parents
live in Mount Forest, Ontario. He was
coming to Great Falls. The steamboat
officers said nothing about the affair.
A Pole named Herman Sasanar tried to
wreck the west bound Northern Pacific
express by placing ties on the track near
Garrison, last Friday. He had been put
off the train for creating disturbance
and sought revenge. He was arrested
and taken to Deer Lodge for examination,
where he was placed under $500 bonds
to await the action of the grand jury, in
default of which he was sent to Jail.
Gettysburg Celebration.
The celebration of the Fourth at
Gettysburg was participated in by the
survivors of both the blue and the gray